Genesis 49:17
“Dan shalbe a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heeles, so that his rider shall fall backward.”
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Genesis 49:17 Context
15And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant: and bowed his shoulder to beare, and became a seruant vnto tribute. 16¶ Dan shall iudge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17Dan shalbe a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heeles, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18I haue waited for thy saluation, O LORD. 19¶ Gad, a troupe shall ouercome him: but he shall ouercome at the last.
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Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
- King James Version
"Dan shall be a serpent in the way, A horned snake in the path, That bites the horse's heels, So that his rider falls backward.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward.
- American Standard Version (1901)
May Dan be a snake in the way, a horned snake by the road, biting the horse's foot so that the horseman has a fall.
- Basic English Bible
Dan will be a serpent on the way, A horned snake on the path, Which biteth the horse's heels, So that the rider falleth backwards.
- Darby Bible
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse-heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
- Webster's Bible
Dan will be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, That bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.
- World English Bible
Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible